On 13 October, Leitenant Syusyukalov of the 1a Escuadrilla claimed a shared Ju 86 over Baharalos.

On 4 November, Starshii Leitenant Syusyukalov of the 1a Escuadrilla claimed a shared an Italian SM 79 off the coast near Amposta together with Serzhant Vyacheslav Dmitrievich Popov. However, Syusyukalov was hit by return fire from the doomed bomber and his fighter caught fire (according to some sources the engine on his I-15 caught fire due to technical problems). He was forced to bale out and landed in the sea. He was picked up by fishermen and returned to duty.

He was awarded the Order of the Red Banner on 3 February 1938.

Leitenant Platon Smolyakov CO of the5a/21 (I-16) was wounded in late February and Starshii Leitenant Syusyukalov took command of the unit.

He left Spain on 25 April 1938. Totally during his time he had flown about 90 sorties (110 hours of combat flight) and taken part in 30 air battles.
He claimed two (both Fiat CR.32s) and four shared victories in Spain while flying the Polikarpov I-15.

He was awarded the Order of Lenin on 14 November 1938.

In 1938, after returning from Spain, he continued to serve in the Leningrad Military District where he commanded a squadron in 25 IAP.

From September 1938 to March 1939 he was the commander of 7 IAP.

After graduating from Lipetsk KUOS, he commanded 38 IAP until January 1940.
With this unit he took part in the Soviet-Finnish Winter War in 1939-1940 and was awarded another Order of the Red Banner on 4 July 1940 and promoted to Mayor.

In February 1940 he was appointed acting commander of 149 IAP.

On 15 February 1940, seven I-16s and four I-153s from 149 IAP were escorting 26 SB-bombers to target No. 20 (Imatra hydropower station). At Lappeenranta, six Fokkers tried to intercept. Mayor Syusyukalov’s flight (Batal'yonniy Komissar Shalimov and Leitenant Vladimir Litvinenko) claimed two Fokkers, of which one ”was set afire” and the other ”crashed uncontrolled to the ground”. The other Fokkers escaped.
Syusyukalov saw a ”SB-like aircraft” in flames.
The Ilmavoimat didn’t lose any fighters during the day.

At 11:45 on 19 February, eleven I-153s and I-16s from 149 IAP were escorting 36 SB-bombers. At the target area, seven “Bulldogs” were encountered. During the air combats five enemy aircraft were claimed in the Lappeenranta-Sippola area by I-153 pilots; Mayor Syusyukalov and Batal’yonniy Komissar Shalimov shared one claim, Starshii Leitenant Vilchik made two claims, Starshii Leitenant Pidyukov one claim and Leitenant Pavlov one claim. Four of the 149 IAP aircraft returned damaged; Mayor Syusyukalov (38 bullet holes), Leitenant Pavlov (33 bullet holes), Leitenant Vladimir Litvinenko (15 bullet holes) and Leitenant Pidyukov (6 bullet holes).
These claims can’t be verified with Finnish records.

In 1941, he was promoted to Podpolkovnik.

From June 1941, he commanded 43 IAP, which was based in Vasilkov with the task of protection Kiev. The unit was equipped with Polikarpov I-153s and I-16s.

He led this unit during the German invasion, which started on 22 June.

At the head of his regiment Syusyukalov, fought on the South-Western and Southern Front, took part in the battles over the Ukraine, in the battle of Kharkov and in the battle of Stalingrad flying the I-16 and Yak-1.

Syusyukalov was killed in combat on 4 August 1942.

At the time of his death, Syusyukalov was credited with two victories, both claimed while flying the Polikarpov I-15.